Blood in the Water: An Alice Rice Mystery (Alice Rice Mysteries)

'Offers a much needed female perspective on the city and the genre' * Scottish Field * 'Blood in the Water positively reeks of Edinburgh' * Edinburgh Evening News * 'a fast-paced yarn' * The Scotsman * 'The "New Rebus"' * The Sunday Express * 'This is a really accomplished debut: atmospheric, detailed and hitting every requirement for a really satisfying crime novel' -- Rodney Troubridge, Waterstone's 'With this highly readable debut novel, Gillian Galbraith establishes what one hopes will be a long-running presence. This is a vivid and exciting story, set against the background of Edinburgh's legal and medical circles. There is not a dull page from start to finish' -- Alexander McCall Smith

'If it was me, if I was the murderer, Alice thought, where would I go? What would I do? The job he had set himself was unfinished, he must be aware that his luck could not go on forever. It was a simple calculation; at best, a lifetime in prison, at worst he'd be killed by the police whilst attempting to complete his self-appointed task.' Introducing Alice Rice, Edinburgh detective. Smart and capable, but battling disillusionment and loneliness, she races against time and an implacable killer to solve a series of grisly murders among Edinburgh's professional elite in the well-to-do New Town.